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Andy Pettitte’s starts of 8 IP

Posted by Andy on May 27, 2010

Last night Andy Pettitte notched his 3rd start with 8 IP this season in the Yankees' 46th game of the year.  Not bad for a 37-year-old.

Since 2000, here are the pitchers at least 37 years old to have at least 2 games with 8 IP in his team's first 46 games of the season:

Rk Player Year #Matching W L W-L% ERA GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1 Randy Johnson 2001 5 Ind. Games 2 2 .500 1.71 5 2 1 0 42.0 24 8 3 9 65 0.79
2 David Wells 2001 4 Ind. Games 1 1 .500 3.09 4 1 0 0 35.0 34 12 5 7 25 1.17
3 David Wells 2003 4 Ind. Games 3 0 1.000 1.85 4 2 1 0 34.0 24 7 4 1 16 0.74
4 Kenny Rogers 2005 3 Ind. Games 3 0 1.000 1.08 3 1 1 0 25.0 20 3 0 4 8 0.96
5 Andy Pettitte 2010 3 Ind. Games 3 0 1.000 1.88 3 0 0 0 24.0 18 5 0 3 16 0.88
6 Randy Johnson 2005 3 Ind. Games 2 1 .667 2.16 3 1 0 0 25.0 17 6 2 6 23 0.92
7 Chuck Finley 2000 3 Ind. Games 2 1 .667 1.80 3 2 0 0 25.0 13 5 1 14 31 1.08
8 Woody Williams 2006 2 Ind. Games 1 0 1.000 2.25 2 0 0 0 16.0 12 4 2 3 8 0.94
9 David Wells 2002 2 Ind. Games 2 0 1.000 2.12 2 1 1 0 17.0 10 4 1 0 11 0.59
10 Tim Wakefield 2006 2 Ind. Games 0 2 .000 2.12 2 1 0 0 17.0 13 4 1 2 8 0.88
11 Tim Wakefield 2009 2 Ind. Games 2 0 1.000 1.59 2 1 0 0 17.0 9 3 1 4 7 0.76
12 Tim Wakefield 2008 2 Ind. Games 2 0 1.000 2.81 2 0 0 0 16.0 9 5 2 0 11 0.56
13 John Smoltz 2005 2 Ind. Games 0 0 2.25 2 0 0 0 16.0 12 4 0 4 9 1.00
14 John Smoltz 2006 2 Ind. Games 2 0 1.000 1.00 2 2 1 0 18.0 8 2 1 3 11 0.61
15 Curt Schilling 2004 2 Ind. Games 1 0 1.000 2.65 2 1 0 0 17.0 11 5 2 0 18 0.65
16 Curt Schilling 2006 2 Ind. Games 2 0 1.000 1.12 2 0 0 0 16.0 8 2 0 0 13 0.50
17 Kenny Rogers 2002 2 Ind. Games 2 0 1.000 0.00 2 1 1 0 17.0 12 0 0 2 11 0.82
18 Kenny Rogers 2006 2 Ind. Games 2 0 1.000 0.56 2 0 0 0 16.0 9 1 0 4 9 0.81
19 Terry Mulholland 2000 2 Ind. Games 2 0 1.000 1.59 2 1 0 0 17.0 16 3 1 3 7 1.12
20 Jamie Moyer 2004 2 Ind. Games 1 0 1.000 1.69 2 0 0 0 16.0 6 3 2 3 8 0.56
21 Jamie Moyer 2005 2 Ind. Games 1 1 .500 2.25 2 1 0 0 16.0 11 4 2 1 6 0.75
22 Randy Johnson 2006 2 Ind. Games 1 1 .500 2.25 2 1 0 0 16.0 10 4 1 1 13 0.69
23 Randy Johnson 2004 2 Ind. Games 2 0 1.000 0.00 2 2 2 0 18.0 2 0 0 1 21 0.17
24 Randy Johnson 2002 2 Ind. Games 2 0 1.000 0.00 2 2 1 0 18.0 8 0 0 2 25 0.56
25 Roger Clemens 2001 2 Ind. Games 2 0 1.000 1.65 2 0 0 0 16.1 11 3 1 2 13 0.80
26 Roger Clemens 2002 2 Ind. Games 2 0 1.000 0.56 2 0 0 0 16.0 10 1 0 4 17 0.88
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Play Index Tool Used
Generated 5/27/2010.

A few of these seasons were Cy Young-winnign campaigns including both 2001 winners (Johnson and Clemens) and the 2002 NL winner (Johnson.) Seems like Pettitte has a shot at it this year, although there's still a long way to go.

Related posts:

    Kyle Kendrick / Consecutive 6+ inning starts to begin a career
    Andy Pettitte notes
    No BBs in consecutive starts
    Consecutive Postseason Starts Without a Win
    Most Consecutive Starts Won to Start the Season

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One Response to “Andy Pettitte’s starts of 8 IP”

  1. tmckelv Says:
    May 27th, 2010 at 12:48 pm

    There are a lot of lefties on that list.

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